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By May this year, the two Blackfriars bay platforms should be reopened. So, is there any confirmation yet of which services will terminate there normally? IIRC the various Southeastern services that were effectively 'linked up' with Thameslink Moorgate services (to produce the Key Output 0...

Secretary of State TWA letter: http://assets.dft.gov.uk/publications/twa-20120124/chiltern-railways-decision-letter.pdf Minded to make the order, subject to any valid last minute objections or valid requests to reopen the enquiry. New deadline is tomorrow...

Seeing as we keep hearing how difficult it is to realise that you are in a First area on a SN 377, I thought I'd take a few pics. Not too detailed, because from the phone camera, so the words 'First Class' on each of the twelve headrests isn't easily made out, but there are loads of signs...

Right then, fast forwarding to some time in summer 2014, and the 458/5s are all now in service on the Windsor side, Hounslow loop, Weybridge etc etc. Let's suppose the plan to extend the platforms west of Virginia Water comes about, as shown in the CP5 enhancement proposals. So can the...

The two new railway stations at Kirkstall Forge and Apperley Bridge are approved today, construction between Jul 2013 and Nov 2014. Part of a list of 20 items from the local authority 'development pool'. Nearly all roads, buses and bridges otherwise...

I'm sure someone asked a few days ago about whether there will be ticket barriers at the new station, but I can't seem to find that post or thread it was in... There is a whole load of info now appeared on the Thameslink Programme website, and the bottom line is that both the new and existing...

Following last week's Initial Industry Plan announcement, there has been more info published today: A "Definition of proposed CP5 enhancements", a 150 page pdf, in a similar format to the existing CP4 enhancement plans, has appeared on this page: http://www.networkrail.co.uk/IIP.aspx...

The London Connections map is no more, it is replaced by the TfL/ATOC 'London Rail and Tube Services' map: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/oyster-rail-services-map.pdf The folded version is backed by a normal looking London and South East map, with the TOC's lines shown in the...

An 8 car S stock train is through gangwayed throughout, so does anyone know why each set has two different serial numbers, eg 21045/21046 (as pictured in this week's Railway Herald)? Presumably the two 'half units' cannot be used independently?

One of the aspects of the Thameslink programme that has been difficult to track down before now has been which station pairs would be newly connected once the planned north and south routes and frequencies were 'joined in the middle, IYSWIM. My source is Table 5.2 in the newly published...

The finalised WCML RUS suggests in a number of places that this stock should be 110 mph capabilty four car EMUs. :idea: They also suggest that a number of services should run as 8 car. These are the units that are sometimes reported to be a small order of new 350s, 9 units maybe, and...

The post September timetables are on the NR track access pages. Haven't compared them line by line with the earlier versions, but that Gerrrards Cross shuttle that has been talked about seems pretty random, rather than a regular all day thing... Three separate files, 4,5 and 6 on the page...

Significant progress over the weekend, the new Thameslink Borough High St Bridge has been slid and lowered into place, having been built up on site positioned above an earlier completed section of the viaduct. Report here on the 'londonist' blog...

Some new impressions of London Bridge station post Thameslink alterations have appeared on NR's website: http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/Press-Releases/TRANSFORMATION-OF-LONDON-BRIDGE-ANNOUNCED-1722/SearchCategoryID-2.aspx

Yet another announcement - presumably because Hammond has fully approved the TWA order. Back in October he was 'minded to approve' while they sorted out construction access and future drainage maintenance. So that points to a start on the ground fairly soon, ie 'later this year'...

Network Rail announce start of work to lengthen platforms, lengthen canopies, and reopen disused platforms - the latter as part of the '6 tracking' as per the CP4 enhancement plan. Also (surprisingly I think) a new interchange footbridge and lifts - so that suggests they have been looking at...

There's a chap posted a homemade timetable for the ECML OA operators in the uk.railway usenet group: http://www.phardy.karoo.net/OA.htm May be of interest. As far as I can see three of the four GC services to Sunderland and all the HT services to Hull are the same as the Dec 2009 draft...

This FOI repsonse seems to allocate more ex LM 150s to Northern, as far as discussions elsewhere suggest. http://www.dft.gov.uk/foi-responses/698001/698004/f0007261.pdf There's also the Pacers to come back from FGW, which is a separate deal apparently: Is that what was expected...

LM have a couple of new track access applications on ORR's site for the May 2012 period, following VWC Moderation of Competition removal... Proposals are basically: Evening services up the Trent Valley to fill the current gaps, Divert one of the Birmingham - Liverpool services to Preston...

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